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Welcome to the Kent and Medway Structure Plan website. The Kent & Medway Structure Plan, jointly produced by Kent County Council and Medway Council sets out the strategic planning framework for the protection of our environment, major transport priorities, and the scale, pattern and broad location of new development including provision for new housing and major economic development across Kent and Medway. The Structure Plan does not specify the use of individual sites – this is the job of the Local Plan or Local Development Framework (LDF) for each district council area. The purpose of the Structure Plan is to guide the preparation of Local Plans and LDFs and provide a framework within which decisions can be made. It also guides and informs investment decisions made in both the private and public sectors. On 6 May 2009 the Secretary of State published the final approved Regional Spatial Strategy (The South East Plan). This can be downloaded from the Government Office for the South East's website. The RSS replaces the Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG9). The Secretary of State has decided that none of the Kent and Medway Structure Plan policies should be extended so these will cease to have development plan status when their three-year period expires on 6 July 2009. To find out about the relationship between the South East Plan policies and the Structure Plan policies, view the document below: For further information on the Kent & Medway Structure Plan click on the relevant link, below:
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